[Darin taps his hand on his work bench. At first glance it might almost seem like it's out of annoyance, but really, it's out of anxiety. Truth be told, he hasn't been...well, comfortable with the way things have been going since he arrived here.]

[Things went south the first day when Muzét tethered with him and he got a sudden rush from the surge of his own mana. Mana he didn't even know he had. To make matters worse, ever since then, he's been keenly aware of the other presence inside of him. Moreso than he ever was. It's like it got woken up. Couple that with the fact that people were learning more about him than he ever cared to admit out loud? Yeah, he was frazzled.]

Let's...Let's just say I'm not exactly a lucky person. You know how we were told when we got here that our worlds were gone? That we were sort of...I dunno...salvaged somehow? Well, my world was already pre-destined to be destroyed. Prophecies and all that stuff.

Normally, I wouldn't give that 'prophecy' crap a second thought but I kind of...

I sorta...

[He rolls his hand at the wrist, searching for the words.]

I have some...inside knowledge on the matter.